# RAF Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

**RAF Thornaby** was an airport in Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1929. It closed in 1958. It was operated by Royal Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1159

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Operator: Royal Air Force
- Serves: Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Opened: 1929
- Closed: 1958
- Elevation: 18 m / 59 ft
- Coordinates: 54.5317, -1.3039
- Time zone: UTC+0/+1 · Europe/London
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Thornaby (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7275628
- Weather station: EGNV
- Ident: GB-1159

## Timeline

- 1929: RAF Thornaby opens.
- 1958: RAF Thornaby closes.

## Nearby airports

- [MME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnv.md) Teesside International Airport · 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
- [EGXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxe.md) RAF Leeming · 30 km / 19 mi
- [EGXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxz.md) RAF Topcliffe · 37 km / 23 mi
- [NCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnt.md) Newcastle International Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [LBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnm.md) Leeds Bradford Airport · 78 km / 48 mi
- [EGCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egxg.md) Leeds East Airport · 78 km / 48 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/gb-1159/data